Here is a timeline of the clashes between Palestinian militants and Israel.
The relentless and deadly conflict has persisted for decades....
Shireen Abu Akleh (WIKI)
Shireen Abu Akleh[a] (
Arabic: شيرين أبو عاقلة,
romanized:
Šīrīn Abū ʿĀqle; April 3, 1971 – May 11, 2022) was a prominent
Palestinian-American journalist who worked as a reporter for the
Arabic-language channel
Al Jazeera for 25 years, before being shot dead by an Israeli soldier while covering a raid on the
Jenin Refugee Camp in the
West Bank. Abu Akleh was one of the most prominent names across the
Middle East for her decades of reporting in the
Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, and as a leading journalist in the
Arab world, she was seen as a role model for many aspiring Palestinian and Arab journalists, particularly women.
Shireen Abu Akleh
شيرين أبو عاقلة
Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem
Born April 3, 1971
East Jerusalem,
occupied West Bank
Died May 11, 2022 (aged 51)
Jenin,
occupied West Bank
Cause of death Gunshot wound
Citizenship Palestinian,
America
Alma mater Yarmouk University
Occupation Journalist
Employer Al Jazeera
Known for Coverage of the
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Relatives Lina Abu Akleh (niece)
On 11 May 2022, while wearing a blue press vest covering an Israeli raid on the
Jenin Refugee camp in the
West Bank, Abu Akleh was shot and killed. Israel denied responsibility for her death and blamed Palestinian militants, despite initial reports by her colleagues accusing Israeli soldiers. Israel later claimed it was possible she had been killed by either side, and on 5 September, admitted it was likely she was "accidentally" hit by its forces, but refused to undertake a criminal investigation. The admission came after investigations conducted by international news outlets, including
The New York Times and
The Washington Post concluded that she was killed by Israeli forces, with CNN finding that her death was the result of a
targeted Israeli killing. Investigations by the
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and
US State Department also found Israel responsible.
Forensic Architecture refuted Israel's findings on 20 September, and said Abu Akleh was deliberately targeted and denied medical aid. In November 2022, the US Department of Justice opened an investigation into the killing, a move that Israel condemned and refused to cooperate with. The journalist's niece
Lina Abu Akleh has since been demanding the Israeli soldier responsible be held accountable.
The manner of her death and the subsequent violent disruption of her funeral drew widespread international condemnation of Israel. During the funeral,
Israeli Police officers attacked pallbearers who were carrying her coffin from the
Saint Joseph Hospital in
East Jerusalem with batons and stun grenades. The hospital itself was stormed by Israeli police who hit, shoved, and trampled on patients, threw stun grenades, wounding and causing burns to medical staff. The facility issued a statement from the Christian Churches of the Holy Land, representing 15 denominations, stating that the Israeli police's actions constituted "invasion and disproportionate use of force ... (and) a severe violation of international norms and regulations, including the fundamental right of freedom of religion." Her funeral was attended by tens of thousands of Palestinians carrying flags and chanting nationalist songs. It is believed to have been the largest Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem in over twenty years.
There was a ET thread about it here....
https://www.elitetrader.com/et/posts/5675366/
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